Man of integrity takes on India’s defence

    2020-03-12T08:13:01+00:00September 15th, 2016|2016, Cover Feature: Defence, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

    Manohar Parrikar has taken on the task of India’s defence minister with gusto, writes senior columnist Ashok Malik exclusively for ‘India Investment Journal’. As India’s defence minister, Manohar Parrikar has a multiplicity of tasks before him, a menu more challenging than that on offer to many recent predecessors. A BJP veteran and popular chief minister in the coastal state of Goa, Parrikar, 61 this year, was requested to move to Delhi in November 2014 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s search [...]

      Short takes

      2018-12-04T12:11:07+00:00July 7th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Solar India, Year|

      Spain’s Gamesa plugs into Solar India Gamesa Corp, Spain’s renewable energy firm, has brought 58 MW of solar parks in India in the first quarter of 2016. Gamesa has commissioned a total of 12 MW of solar capacity with an eye on the Indian govermment’s renewable energy drive. The firm’s expansion in the Indian solar market aligns with its goal to explore opportunities in businesses that complement the wind industry, the firm said. Gamesa is one of the many multinational companies [...]

        Web Spiders Global Journey: An Indian start-up success story India Inc. exclusive with Web Spiders co-founders

        2018-10-31T12:58:36+00:00April 7th, 2016|2016, Asia Pacific, March/April 2016, Year|

        Siddharth Jhunjhunwala, co-founder & CEO, & Kavita Jhunjhunwala, co-founder & Digital Lead, of Web Spiders set up their start-up in Kolkata in the early 2000s with just two computers and now have over 300 employees around the globe, with a co-located HQ in Singapore as well as bases in the US and UK. The Jhunjhunwalas relive their fascinating journey with 'India Global Business'. Where and how in the value chain does Web Spiders (WS Group) add value to your clients globally? [...]

          Crafting India’s global footprint in earthy tones

          2018-10-31T13:06:40+00:00April 6th, 2016|2016, India's Export, March/April 2016, Year|

          India has come a long way from the time when it was tagged as an economically challenged country with low quality products. Today with a steadily growing population, India still remains a big consumption story that’s attracting multinationals and luxury brands to expand their presence here. On the other hand, some Indian brands are making their presence felt globally and busy expanding their footprints. And, with the Make In India campaign, various sectors have already received an impetus and commitments [...]

            Ground set for good times ahead

            2018-05-18T13:06:28+00:00December 2nd, 2015|2015, THE YEAR THAT WAS 2015, Year, Yearend 2015|

            The year 2015 will go down in history as one that laid the groundwork for the promised “acchhe din” (good times), with enough concrete indicators that the Indian economy is set for a bounce. A series of far reaching measures taken by the Narendra Modi government is slowly beginning to bear fruit. The most important of these is the decision to front load the government’s capital expenditure, especially in the roads and highways, railways and rural infrastructure sectors

            Singapore – The inevitable heart of India’s Act East policy

            2018-05-18T13:07:04+00:00June 11th, 2015|2015, Act East, India Investment Journal - V 3/I 2, Year|

            The India-Singapore relationship was almost inevitable. With complementing comparative advantages, democracies and values it was the right fit. However, the relationship between the two remained cordial and did not really start delivering real dividend until then Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narshima Rao delivered his now historic “Look East” policy in 1994.